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Africa > Ghana > Government

GHANAIAN GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Administrative divisions
10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western
Capital city > Geographic coordinates 5 33 N, 0 13 W Time series
Constitution approved 28 April 1992 Time series
Corruption 3.5 [66th of 160]
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address P. O. Box 194, Accra Time series
Executive branch > Cabinet
Council of Ministers; president nominates members subject to approval by Parliament
Executive branch > Chief of state
President John Agyekum KUFUOR (since 7 January 2001); Vice President Alhaji Aliu MAHAMA (since 7 January 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Flag description
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green with a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow band
Government type constitutional democracy Time series
Independence 6 March 1957 (from UK) Time series
Judicial branch Supreme Court Time series
Legal system
based on English common law and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legislative branch
unicameral Parliament (230 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms)
Parliamentary seats > Female 9% [72nd of 143]
Political parties and leaders
Convention People's Party or CPP [Ladi NYLANDER]; Democratic Freedom Party or DFP [Alhaji Abudu Rahman ISSAKAH]; Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere or EGLE; Great Consolidated Popular Party or GCPP [Dan LARTEY]; National Democratic Congress or NDC [Dr. Kwabena ADJEI]; New Patriotic Party or NPP [Peter MAC-MANU]; People's National Convention or PNC [Alhaji Amed RAMADAN]; Reform Party [Kyeretwie OPUKU]; United Renaissance Party or URP [Charles WAYO]
Status
democracy
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Time required to start a business > days 81 days Time series [19th of 171]
Trademarks, residents 171 Time series [82nd of 98]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
Ghana struggles to accommodate returning nationals who worked in the cocoa plantations and escaped fighting in Cote d'Ivoire

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SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Transparency International; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; electionworld.org; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Ghana, Republic of Ghana

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